Post 6 Hero

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I am currently reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and I believe that the main character Katniss is the hero. I believe that Katniss is the hero of this book because she is family oriented, she endures hardship and separation and possible she self-sacrifices herself. In this story North America is split up into  twelve Districts that are run by a place called the Capitol, and every year the Capitol holds an event called The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games are a type of games where a boy and a girl between the ages 12 and 18 are selected to go into an arena and fight to the death. When they pick the people to compete in the Hunger Games Katniss' little sister is picked to compete, but Katniss volunteers herself to compete instead of her little sister.Katniss is family oriented because she volunteers herself to compete instead of her sister because Katniss cares for her little sister and her sister wouldn't stand a chance against the other competitors.Katniss endures hardship and separation because she volunteers for the Hunger Games and there is a possibility that she will die in the arena and never see any of her family or friends ever again the last time that she see's her family and friends is when she is about to board the train to go to the Capitol. It may also be the last time her family see's her in person. There is a possibility that Katniss self sacrifice's herself because she volunteers to compete instead of her sister she is almost self sacrificing herself. She is going into the arena just so she can fight to stay alive and there is a possibility that she will die. Since Katniss volunteers for the games she is almost self sacrificing herself she has to fight to stay alive. " I don't need to shove through the crowd. The other kids make way immediately allowing me a straight path to the stage. I reach her just as she is about to mount the steps. With one sweep of my arm, I push her behind me. 'I volunteer!' I gasp. 'I volunteer as tribute!'"

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I am sorry I don't have the required information I just can't seem to figure it out.  

I choose this picture because shows that a girl is protecting someone she cares about. The girl in the center reminds me of Katniss because she is protecting her little sister and Katniss is going to compete in the Hunger Games instead of her sister. 

Post 5

I am currently reading Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton and I am on the twelfth chapter out of forty three chapters. The character that I have chosen is the main character of the book and her name is Chanda, and I think that Chanda is the hero in the book. I think that Chanda is the hero because she is a good friend, she sacrifices her social life to be with her family and she endures separation. Firstly, Chanda is a good friend to her best friend Esther. Esther's parents have died of AIDS and Chanda helps Esther through her hard times. Especially when Chanda's neighbor Mrs.Tafa gossips about Esther, Mrs.Tafa is a major gossip lady that has to make her opinion on everything. Whenever Mrs.Tafa says something like Esther shouldn't make the bread because she will spread her parents sickness in the bread. When ever Mrs.Tafa talks about Esther behind her back or even in front of her Chanda always try to get Esther away from and comforts her. Secondly Chanda gives up her social life so she can help her mom at home. Chanda doesn't have a lot of friends Esther is one of the only friend that she has. At home Chanda is like a second mother to her little bother and sister she takes care of them, bosses them around sometimes and comforts them when there sad or upset. In this particular part of the book Chanda has to do a lot of things for her mother because the baby in the family has just died. So Chanda has to cook the food, call relatives to let them know what has happened and even pick out a casket for her baby sister. Finally Chanda has to endure separation because of how bad the health care is in Africa. Chanda has been separated by many people in her life such as her father and two brothers who were killed in a mining accident. Her second father who she was quite fond of and now her baby sister who died over night. Chanda endures many separations but no matter what she is still always strong and will always keep going. I think that Chanda is the hero of this story because she is a good friend to Esther, she has to give up hanging out with friends to help her mother and because of the separations she has to endure throughout her life.